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Pretoria (AFP) - South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius was refused parole on Friday after seeking early release from prison, a decade after he shot and killed his girlfriend, lawyers and authorities said.

Former Paralympic and Olympic star was automatically eligible for parole consideration after serving half his sentence

The disgraced South African Paralympic champion was denied parole because he has not served a ‘minimum detention period’

Former Paralympic runner applied to be freed in defiance of wishes of victim’s family

Reeva Steenkamp had been a model, a law school graduate and an entrepreneur committed to empowering women — she had her whole life ahead her before she was murdered by Oscar Pistorius

Oscar Pistorius, now aged 36, will continue his sentence in prison and the parole board says they will consider an application again a year from now

Pistorius was convicted of murder for the Valentine's Day 2013 shooting of Ms Steenkamp

Oscar Pistorius, known as the "Blade Runner" for his carbon-fibre prosthetic legs, was denied parole on Friday after he sought early release from prison where he is serving a 13-year sentence for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp.

Former South Africa Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius, jailed in 2016 for murdering girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, will ask a parole board to release him

Pretoria (AFP) - South African Paralympic champion Oscar Pistorius is expected to learn on Friday whether he will be released from prison early, a decade after he shot and killed his girlfriend, lawyers said.

Speaking from outside the prison holding parole hearing for former South Africa paralympian, June Steenkamp, said to reporters: "It is going to be very hard to be in the same room as him. We don't believe his story"